The senator met with Iraqi politician Adil Abdul-Mahdi.

India is a long-standing constructive and honest partner of Russia, the senator noted.

The roundtable discussion was organised by the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs in cooperation with the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building.

Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev took part in the round table.

The senator addressed the parliamentary meeting at the 28^th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change that was held in Dubai.

The consensus on developing inter-parliamentary cooperation was emphasised.

Senators, as well as leading diplomats, China specialists and other experts discussed the strategy for the future of Russian-Chinese interaction.

Konstantin Kosachev read a message of greetings from Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko.

Russian senators made statements at the PACE session.

Russian senators have resumed work at the PACE winter session.

The June session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has completed its work in Strasbourg.

Head of the Russian delegation senators commented on the discussion of this matter in PACE.

The event was held in a videoconference format.

The PACE Commission on Political Affairs and Democracy meeting took place via videoconference

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe confirmed the credentials of the Russian delegation at a plenary meeting.

Russian senators take part in the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Russian senators spoke at committee meetings at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and met with their European colleagues on the sidelines of the event.

The talks focused on bilateral relations and prospects for parliamentary cooperation